s r A T E M E N r 



rOXCEISXIXti TIIK 



Army and Navy Claim Agency 



U. S. SANITARY COMMISSION, 



From September i, 1861, to October 1, 1S66. 



Statement Concerning the Armv and 

Navy Claim Agency of the U. S. 

Sanitary Commission. 



The prosecution of Claims on (ioverninent, for soldiers and 
sailors or their representatives, without charge, became a 
distinctly oro;anized form of tlie Commission's Special Relief 
Service, January^, 1803. 

Its fii'st Local Agency, for liling Claims in the various gov- 
ernmental departments, was opened in Washington, D. C, 
February 10, 1863, at 389 H street, in connection with its 
Special Relief Office, and continued in operation until July 
10, 1865, when its business was transferred to the Central 
Bureau. 

The Central Bureau was organized A})ril 1, 1864, at 244 
F street, Washington, under the title of " The U. S. Sani- 
tary Commission Army and Navy Claim Agency." 

A few additional agencies weie established })rior to May, 
1865, when an extension and enlargement of the system of 
Local Agencies — auxiliary to the Central Bureau — was under- 
taken, under the immediate supervision of Mr. William F. 
Bascom, who, at a later period, (October 1, 1865,) was 
appointed General Agent of the Bureau. 

The whole number of agencies thus established, and sup- 
ported either wholly or in part, from the Central Treasury of 
the Commission has been 108. 

The agencies at Philadelphia and Louisville have filed their 
Claims direct in the governmental departments.* All others, 
deriving support from the Central Treasury of the Commis- 



* The agency at Philadelphia has filed Claims of Dmcharged Men for " Arrears of Pay and 
Bounty," through the Central Bureau. 



■siou, liave traiLSHcted their business through the Central 
Bureau, which has supplied all instructions, forms, blanks, 
books i'or registry and record, and stationery, required in 
transacting the business. 

On the tirst day of evciy inonth, Local Agencies were 
lequired to make full returns to the (Jentral Burenu, includ- 
ing a classified statement of the business cif the month, with 
their monthly expense account, accompanied by voucliers. 

The Centi'al Bureau ceased to receive Claims on -January 
1 , 18()(), its unsettled claims at that date numbering ol,9T,t.'^ 

The numbei- of unsettled claims at this date (October 1, 
186fi) is 20,27:5. 

The j)rosecutiou oF these Claims is still progressing, and 
the work of the Bureau i-apidly approaching com[)letion. 

A condensed tabular statement of this branch of the Com- 
mission's Special Relief Service, from September 1, 1861. to 
October 1, 18G6, is herewith presented; accompanied by a 
list of local agencies, a classified statement of expenses of the 
Central Bureau and Local Agencies, and certain Forms 
indicating the system employed for conducting the oin'i-ations 
of the Bureau. 

Jno. S, Blatchford, 

General .Secretauy. 

Washington, October 1, 18GfJ. 



*The Agency at New York continued to receive claims until March 19, 18(36. 



ARMY AND NAVY CLAIM AGENCY (j 

Condensed Statement of Work from 



A-gency. 



I*orlocl. 



Number of 
Claims 
Allowed, 



Cash iNumh 

Value. I n^'.^'J 
1 Reied 



Special Relief Office. Wash- , 
inffton. D. C. j 



Special Relief Station, Convales- 
cent Camp, near Alexandria, Va. 

Special Relief Office, ]}oston.... 

r 

Central Bureau, "Army and 
Navy Claim Agency," Wash- -[ 
inirton. D. C. 



*From Sept. 1, 1861, 

to Jan. 1, 1863. 
From Jan. 1, 1863, 

to Jan. 1, 1864. 
From Jan. 1, 1864, 

to Jan. 1, 1865. 
From Jan. 1, 1865. 

to Jan. 27, ]866. 
From Jan. 1, 1863, 

to Jan. 21, 1866. 
From Feb. 14, 1863, 

to July 10, 1865. 
From April 30, 1863, 

to March 1, 1865. 
From April 1, 1863, 

to April 1, 1866. 

From xVpril 1, 1864, 
to Jan. 1, 1865. 

From Jan. ], 1865, 
to Jan. 1, 1866. 

From Jan. 1, 186(), 
to Oct. J, 1866. 



3,103 j $220,671.36 
3,208 i 227,063.20 

412.810.47 1 

547,436.31 i 

::')6,405.23i 



4.803 
4.806 
2,446 
4.961 
2.140 
37 S 
751 
5.650 



;508, 470.90 

200,002.06 

36,688.91 

IS8,400.31 

1,570,365.32 



12,011 3,221,121.20 



Agency at Philadelphia, }'; 



From xMay 15, 1863, 
toOet. 1, 1866. ''^■'^•'^ 



From Jan. 1, 1866, 
" New York City.J..., to October 1, 1866. 

jFrom April 1, 1864, 
' to Nov. 1, 1865. 



2,482,643.94 



•' Louisville, Ky. 



204 1 60,835,71 
629 i 33,612.91 



1,5 
3,7 

1,4 



Total. 



From Sept. 1, 1861, 
to Oct. 1, 1866. 



52,743 



$9,726,427.83 



7,01 



•■During the period from Sept. 1, ISdl, to .Jan. 1. 18G.3, no .sy.^tematic rocoi-d of tliis sorvic 
made by Mr. F. N. Knapp. 

jl Miscellaneous claims not formally entered upon the Office Records. 

t In determining the cash value of Pension Claims, they are estimated as continuing for tiv 

|The business of the New York Agency, prior to January 1, 1866, appears in the Exhibit c' 
Governmental Departments. For condensed statement of the work of this Agency from Januar 



Number of Claims remaining 

A large amount of aid has been rendered to Soldiers at the various Special Relief Offices a 
the adjustment of accounts and the collection of dues from Government, which does not appear il 



f' THE U. S. SANITARY COMMISSION, 
ptember i, 1861, to October 1, 1866. 



Whole No. 
Claims Cost of Service. 
Settled. 



dnsisilloatloxi of C'lulnis A.llo>ve<l. 



8,103 

. 4,803 
4,896 
2,440 

4,961 
2.140 

:17 s 

707 

^, j T.IOS 

■■ I 
\ I 
:i I 15,725 



The cost of this 
serviceatthesev- 
[eral Special Re- 
lief Offices and 
Stations is em- 
braced in their 
"Current Ex- 
pense Account,"' 
and is not sep.a- 
rately d ist i n- 
guisliPd, 



|8 

106 

70 



,841 
80."). 
404. 



;;o 



0,477 22,].")(;..'>0 



Miscolhineovis 3.130 



f Ptu and Bounty of Discharoed Men. 
\ Pa.y and Bounty of Men in Hospital. 

(Pay and Bounty of Discharged Men. 
Pay and Bounty of Men in Hospital. 
Misccllaneou.s 

Pay and Bounty of Discharged Men. 
Pay and Bounty of Men in Hosj)ita.I. 
Miscellaneous 



.Miscellaneous 



fPcnsious 

Arrears of Pav and licMinti 



r Mi.scellaneoti.s — chieHy I'ay ••nid Bounty 
\ and Men iii llospit.-il 



.f Disclinroed .Men 



2,C3ti 
372 

2,08r. 
2.200 

(308 
2.945 

792 
l.ir)9 

2,44(; 

4.644 
:'>17 



.14(1 



2J0 10, 



;ni 



022, 

108. 



07 



- f 



Misc(41aueous — cliieliy Pay and Bounty of Disrliarged Men... ;i7,S 

Invalid Pensions 4,()3(i 

Widow's Pensions 2,593 

Unclassified Pensions 24(> 

Naval Pensions 102 

Arrears of Par and Bounty, iucludiug- Arrears of Pay and 
Bount\' of Discharged soldiers; on account of Deceased 
soldiers ; Na\al Arrears Pay and Bounty; Naval Transfer : 

(Commutation of Bations and Officers' Accounts ]5,5()0 

Prize ]\Ioney 1.189 

Invalid Pensions 2,872 

Widows' Pensions 905 

Unclassified Pensions 342 

Arrears of Pay and Bounty of Discharged soldiers 2,541 

Arrears of Pay and Bounty on account of Deceased soldiers.. 2,109 

Miscellaneous 70*^ 

Arrears of Pay and Bounty t^l 

Pensions <)4 

Prize Cases 29 

Pensions ]3f; 

Arrears of Pay and Bounty 13;! 



59,773 j$221,028.65 



(yorrespondence of the Central Bureau from April 1, 1864, to October 
1, 1866: Letters received,, 106,409 ; Letters and Mail Packages 
transmitted, 126,983. Total, 233,392. 



s preserved at the .Sjiecial Relief Office in \\'as!iin<.;toii. The result given i>: Iiased on an estimate 



Hrs at the rate originally allowed. 

me Central Bureau. Claims received sulisequi'Ut to .Tanuar; 

\i, 1863, to November 11, 1866, see appendix 

settled October I, 1866, 20,273. 



1S66. have lieen filed direct in tiie 



Stations of the Commission, involving ''correction of papers," in almost every form, necessary to 
his statement, and of which no record exists. 



U. S. SANITARY COMMISSION 
ARMY AND NAVY CLAIM AGENCY. 

Classification of Expense Account of the " Central 
Bureau" at Washington, D. C, troni April i, 1864, 
to October 1, 1866 : 

Kent >;l,:j48.7r) 

Advertising "21.25 

Stationery 1U,596.19 

Postjige :),4r)8.04 

Telegrams T)! .40 

Freight :5G7.10 

Expenses :;,G83.54 

Travelling Ex})eu8es \,^u~).'l\) 

Salaries 70, 58*.). 1)0 

Fees of Magistrates 53.50 

• $99,745.62 

Classification ot Expenditure incurred for 
support ot "Local Agencies" auxiliary 
to the Central Bureau, from April 1, 
1864, f<^ October 1, 1866: 

Salaries 809,237.14 

Fees of Magistrates.. 8,891.25 

Postage 0,294.56 

Rent 4,790.72 

Advertising 5,325.91 

Other Expenses 15,233.42 

109,773.00 

Total $209,518.62 

The expenses of the Phihidelphia Agency, whicli has transacted its business 
direct with the Governmental Departments, amounting to $22,156.50, from April 
8, 180.3. to October 1. ISiiG, is included in the expensk account of Local Agencies. 



United States Sanitary Commission Army and Navy 
Claim Agency. 

LIST OF LOCAL AGENCIES 



AUXILIARY TO THE CENTRAL BUREAU, WASHINGTON, D. C. 



Location. 



Date of 

Establishment. 



Name of Agent. 



Date of 

Discontinuance. 



No. of 
Claims 
Filed. 



Uridgeport ... 
ihirttbrd 

New Haven... 

New Lotidou. 



Wiliuingtou .... 



^Vashingloll 



Alton 

Centralia 

Chicago 

Griggsville.. 

Peoria ,. 

Quincy 

Vienna 

Evansville... 
Fort Wayne. 
Indianapolis 
Lafayette .... 

Laporte 

Lebanon 

Madison 

Richmond. . 
Tcrre Haute. 

liurlingtun .. 
Davenport... 
I'es Moiues.. 
Dubuque. ... 



.June 10, 1865. 
June 10, 1865. 

June 0, 1865. 

June 16, 1865. 

July 1, 1865. 
Feb. 14, 186;-). 



July 1, 
July 1, 



186" 
186[ 



April 1, 1865. 

Oct. 1, 1865. 
July 1. 1865. 
July i; 1865. 
Aug. 15, 1865. 



June 


15 


1865 


Julv 


28, 


1865 


June 


''i 


1865 


June 


9. 


1865 


June 


13 


1865 


Oct. 


1, 


1865 


July 


1, 


1865 


July 


1, 


1865 


June 


13 


1865 


July- 


1, 


1865 


June 


19 


1865 


June 


20, 


1865 


June 


8, 


1 865 



CONNECTICUT. 

Andrew Grogau 

Richard W. Roberts.... 

{Francis M . Lovejoy, suc- 
ceeded July 20, 1865, 
by Ellsworth A. Smith. 
Charles M. Wilcox 

DELAWARE. 

Levi C. Bird .... 

DIST. OF COLUMBIA. 

( Wni. F. BascoiE, sue 
- ceeded April 14, 1864 
(by .Milton P. Barry. 

ILLINOIS. 

Jaiues Newman 

Samuel P. Tufts 

M. D. Bartlett, succeed' 
ed Aug. 1, 1865, by A 
N. Linscott. 

H. L. Boltwood 

Chauncey Nye 

Henry A. Castle 

John S. Crum ... 

INDIANA. 

(Jharles E. Marsh , 

W. T. Jennison , 

Temple C. Harrison..., 

Taylor & Watson 

Wm. Andrew 

R. B. Simpson 

David G. Phillips 

Lewis D. Stubbs 

Thomas C. Bailey 

IOWA. 

J. P. Brown 

Charles H. Kent 

Geo. P. Abel 

E. S.Norris 



Dec. 3 


1, 1865. 
it 


128 
435 

472 

97 



Dec. 31, 1865. 



Dec. 31, 1865. 



Nov. 17, 1865. 
Dec. 31, " 



Nov. 2(1, 
Dec. 31. 



Dec. 31, 1865. 



80 



6329 



54 
19 



1010 



142 

319 

24 



66 

70 
227 
316 
126 

44 
109 

48 
120 



81 
329 
150 
151 



Location. 



Date of 

Establishment. 



Name of Agent, 



Date of 
Discontinuance, 



I No. ot 
Claims 
Filed. 



yiuvri'iu'i' |Julv i; 

,oaveu\V(irili .. .)iil\' I; 



i KANSA.S I 

ISOj.' Kiiuciic J,. Akin IDw. 

1S(;5. Cliai'lc- 11. CriiiR' ■■ 



lri(i 



l!(iwliiiu- (jieuii i.luiic li. l!<\', 
Frankfort Ijulv 15. lyti 



KK.NTl'CKV 

I'. Kiiniard 

ill .M . lirdwii .. 



lUcc. 



I, ]6tJ£ 



l:; 



New Urleuus.... Wvl) I.',. LsiM 



Augusta '.June 1-;. \f<>,:,. 

Hanfi^or j.June 14. ISU.'). 

Bucksport 

("orinna i.June 2o, l,s(;4. 

Levant |.]une 1. IS(I4. 

ParLs 

Portland |Junc 1.".. isii."). 



Annapoii-s Aj)i-il liT,l«G4. i 

Baltimore |Aug-. 19, 18G4.| 

Frederick 'Jul\- 1. ISti.j ; 



I Oct. l.S, l.SD'i. 
[Became au.xili- 

Bostun !ary to the .san- 

! litary Commi.s'n, 
[ iFeb. ], iHij,-). 

Greenfield \hilv 1!(>. 1805. 



Lowell Jul 



1805. 



Neponset ^Uel. J. I8t;4. 

New Bedford... July 1, 18i)5. 

Pittsfield Aug.2:j, 1865. 

Springfield I.lune 10, 18G5. 



Worie.'-ter June 



1 8( I.- 



Adrian iJul 

Detroit 

Grand Rapids... 

Jaek,son 

Kalamazoo 



1, li 



I.UlU.'-flA.NA. 
(Miai le.s W. .Seatoii.... 

M A I N !•: 

.lo,sf[ili Bnrloii 

iiiicl Smith 

.1. K. iShernian 

Freeman Know les 

T. II. Wi-;viin . 

Win. A. Pidgin 

\\'m II. Fes.-<enden... 

I 

MAUVLA.M). ! 

('. Ueiiiinjier jOcl. 

Charles H.'Cohli |Dee. 

Josejjh ^L Ebberts j " 

MAS.SAClirSKTTS. i 



.. Uet. 14, 1805. 



jDee. ;!1, 1805. 



(Jet. 
Oct. 
Oct. 
Dec. 



7, 1804. 
:il, 1865. 



1' raiii-i-, 



\>\i:-V 



[April 



Dec. 



:i().i800. 

1, 1805. 



iJ"b 

\D(ic. 



U, " 



80o. 
July 5, 1863.1 
July 10, 1865.1 
JulV 5. 1865. 
.Jiil'v ■.)'. 1865.' 



.Saint Paul Julv 1, 1m64. 



Geo. \V. iJartlelL 

X. D. .\. Sawver, sue- j 
ceedcd Oct. I,"l805, by I 
Jo.seph W. Gelray. j 

Thoma.s F. Temple 

Wm. Almy 

K. .M. Wood 

Lewis A. Tifi'L 

John A. Lovell. sue- j 
ceeded Sept. 15, 1805, - 
by Augusttis Slone. J 

M1C11K!A.\. 

tJarllon E. Bars tow 

Wm. Jennison, Jr 

Isaac H. Parish 

G. Thompson Gridley.... 
(,'hai'les A. Thompson, Jr. 

Ml.NNHStiTA. 

I (jol. Oscar Malmross, | 

succeeded May 15, 1865, 
-I by Gen. John Peller, J- |Dec. :■-.]. 1864. 

succeeded Jan. 22, 1866, 

bvGen.IT.P.V.anCIeve. 



Dec. :-!l, 1865.; 



io;t4 



l.^.s 

152 

108 

20 

21 

1!» 

107 



24 

1280 

20 



2075 



154 




108 



232 



2!)ii 
286 

74 
125 

'rl 



964 



10 



Location, 



Date of 

Establishment- 



Name of Agent. 



Date of 
Discontinuance. 



No, of 
Claims 
Filed. 



Saint Louis Jul\- 20, 18G5. 



Concoixl 

Mancli ester.... 
Portsmouth .. 



Newarlv . 
Treutou 



July 1, 18(J.5. 
July ], 1865, 
Julv 1, 186.5. 



July Ui, 1805. 
Julv 1. 18G5. 



Albativ Uulv I. 1864. 



Buffalo Mav 18, 1864. 



Elhnira 

Jamestowu 

Lockport 

r 

N. York Citv-l 



Ogdensburgii . 
Plattsburgh... 
Pou^^hkeepsie. 



Rochester 



June 16, 1864. 
May :n, 1864. 
Oct. 16, 1865. 

Jan. 19, 1863. 
Became auxili- 
ary to tiie San- 
itary Commis'n, 
June 1, 1864. 

Julv 10, 1865. 
July 1, 1865. 
Aug. 1, 1865. 

Mav i;i. 1864, 



Spencer Aug. 1, 1864. 

Syracuse Ijulv 1. 1864, 



Troy 



Utica 

Watertown. 
Westfield... 



Chillicothe 
Cleveland.. 



Dayton 

Mansfield 

Marietta 

Steubenville ... 

Toledo 

Zanesville 



July 18, 1864. 

July 1, 1865. 

Julv 15, 1865. 

Oct'. 1, 1865. 



July 1, 1865. 

May 8. 1865. 

July 1, 1865. 
July 25, 1865. 
July 1, 1865. 
Julv 12, 1865. 
Julv 27, 1865. 
Julv 1, 1865. 



MISSOURI. 
Henry M. Post Dec. 31, 1865. 230 



NEW HAMPSHIRE. 

Samuel C. Eastman 

Cyrus A. Sullaway 

Rev. Sullivan Holman. 

NEW JERSEY. 

David A. I'yerson 

D. C'ooper Allin.son 

NEW YORK. 

.McClure k Miller, suc- 
ceeded Jau. 1, 1866, by 
Maj W. W. Post. 
Jos. A. Peters, suc- 
ceeded Sept. 1, 1864, 
by F. (}. Pattison. 

iMrs. C. B. Stuart 

Smith C. Howe 

Geo. W.Perigo 



Henry Oreenfield, sue- i 

ceedcd April 1, 1866, [- 

by Gilbert S Kine. I 

J 

Gardner B. Chapin 

Oren C. Gregg 

Walter C. Allen 

N. S. Jones, succeeded] 
July 19, 1864, by A. J. |_ 
Hatch,suc'd July 1,'65, } 
by Dr. A. Mandeville. J 

C. W. Bradley 

Silas F. Smith, suc- 
ceeded July 1, 1865, by 
H. De Wolfe. 
B. H. H.all, succeeded") 
August 1, 1865, by Se- V 
well Sargeant. j 

Geo. C. Carter 

Lucian E. Carter , 

John Francis 



OHIO. 

Thaddeus A. Minshall. 

j Wm. H. Gaylord, suc- 

-j ceeded Junel. 1866, by 

Jasper E. Williams. 

Robert Brundrette 

Vance & Dailey 

Geo. M. Woodbridge... 

W. A. Walden 

Hartwell Osborn 

David Hull 



Dec. 31, 1865. lo] 
187 
102 



Dec. 31. 1865. 



Dec. 31, 1865. 



Jan. 16, " 
Dec. 31, •' 
C'eas'd to receive 
claims March 19. 
'()6. The Agency 
still in operation 
October l,'6(i, for 
comp letlo n of 
unsettl'd claims. 
Dec. 31, 1865 



Dec. 16, 1865. 
Dec. 31, " 



846 
384 



1403 



385 



129 
29 



10116 

111 

212 
58 

495 

24 
660 

86 



U If 


244 


U If 


173 




11 


Dec. 31, 1865. 


75 


Ceased to file 
claims in the 
Central Bureau 
Dec. 31,'65. The 
Agency still in 
oper'n Oct 1,'66. 
Dec. 31, 1865. 


187 
408 


1 1 f > 


95 


If (f 


69 


Oct. 31, " 


14 


Dec. 31, " 


89 


'• '• 


173 



11 



Location. 



Date of 

Establishment- 



Name of Agent. 



Date of 

Discontinuance. 



No. of 
Claims 
Filed. 



Oarbondale 

Erie 

Harrisburgh .... 
Lancaster 



June 10, 1865. 
.May 25, 1865. 
•April 15.1865. 
Oct. 1, 1865. 
Meadvillc. Uune 1, 1865. 



VKXNSYLVANIA. 



1). N. Lathropc 

A. .J. Foster 

Uewitt & Snodgrass 

W. W. Nevin 

D. C. McCov 



Philadelphia.... I April 8, 1863. Wni. N. Ashtna 



Pittbbnrgh 

Scranton 

Shippensburgh, 
Wilkesbarre .... 



Knoxville. 



Brattleboro. 
Burlington . 



Montpelier. 
Rutland 



Grafton . .. 
Wheeling. 



Fon-du-Lac , 
Janesville ... 
La-Crossc..., 

Madison 

Milwaukee . 
Water town. 



.luh- 1, 1865. 
Nov. 1, 1865. 
May 24, 1865. 
June 10, 1865. 



Aug. 1. 1865. 

Julv 1, 1865. 

July 1, 1865. 

July 1, 1865. 

June 1, 1865. 



July 12, 1865. 
July 1, 1865. 



Julv !, 1865. 
Sept. 1, 1865. 
June 13, 1865. 
Julv 1, 1865. 
July 1, 1865, 
July 1, 1865. 



B. F. Brown 

Aretus II. Winton. 

I). W. Thrush 

Hubbard B Payne. 

TENxXESSEE. 

Charles Seymour... 

VE R.MONT. 



Geo. II. Bailey. 

A. J. Howard 

I). L. Fuller, succeeded 

Sept. 1, 1805, by E. J. 

Scott. 

James E. Porter... 



WEST VIRGINIA. 

.Jiunes M. Scrogin 

James Gilchrist 



WISCONSIN. 

N. G. Giffin 

Plinv Norcross 

Stogdill k Daniels .. 
Buel E. Hutc'hinson. 
Wm. G. Whipple.... 
Calvin B. Skinner... 



Dec. 31. 1865. 



Ceas'd to rec've 
clairn.s Dec. :il , 
(i;"). Auency still 
in operation Oct. 
1,'iiH, for comple- 
tion of unsettled 
claims. 

Dec. 31, 1865 



Dec. :U, 1865 



Dec. 31, 1865. 



u >' 



Dec. 31, 1865. 



40 
105 
401 

8) 
142 



10798 



434 
44 
51 

147 



398 

91 

157 

161 

91 



17 
113 



Dec. 3 


1, 1865. 

u 
a 
It 


1 o;'. 
117 

357 

200 

73 



Whole number of Claims filed by Local Agencies 50,604 



Form of Agreement used in the Establishment of "Local Agencies." 



U.S. SANITARY rOMMlSSION ARMY AND NAVY CLAIM AGENCY. 
A r, R }■: K M E N 'I- . 

This Agueement Wit.nksseth : ThiU I. of iii the ('ounty 

uf and State of do hero'ov promise and agree to and witli 

as General Secretnrv of the United States Sanitary Com- 

uiission, or his successor in office, in consideration of the amount hereinaftei- 

mentioned as a salary for such service, to open and sustain in said an 

Army and Navy Claim Agency, from the day of 1865, to the first day 

of July, A. D. 1866, under the direction and in accordance with the instructions 
of the General Agent of the Army and Navy Claim Agency of the said Sanitaiy 
Commission at Washington, D. C, and to fill out, and cause to be duly executed, 
proper applications to the respective Governmental Departments for all claimants 
applying to me or at my said office; lo file the same; in the office of the said 
General Agent at Washington, and to procure and forward to him all the evidence 
possible, which shall be required of nie: and if any part of said evidence shall be 
required to be procured after said first day of .hily, 1866, I do further agree to 
procure and forward the same to said General Agent, without compensaliou 
additional to that hereinafter mentioned. And 1 do further agree and pledge 
myself that I will render such assistance in the collection of nioney.s upon 
certificates issued on claims tiled by me in the oHice of the said General Agent, as 
may be directed or required of me by said General Agent: that I will not receive 
from claimauts or others any amount or compensation Avhatever, for any services 
rendered by me in the prosecution of said claims, or the collection of moneys upon 
such certificates, or for the expenses of such prosecution or collection, in addition 
to the salary and payments hereinafter meutioued. And I do further agree and 
consent that this agreement and engagement may lie terminated by said General 
Secretary at his option, at anytime prior to the 1st day of July, 1866, by a written 
notice to me of not loss than thirty days: Provided, That the said (General 

Secretary shall cause to be paid to me a salary for my services at the rate of 

dollars per year, payable monthly, for the period covered by this Agreement: 
shall furnish me such blanks, circulars, cards, posters, stationeiy, and blank 
books as may be necessary ; pay tiie magistrates' fees and the postage accruing in 
the business, and the cost of such advertising as shall be approved by said General 
Agent; and provided, further, that the terms of this Agreement shall bo approved 
und accepted by the said General Sccratary. 

Witness mv hand and sen) at this day of 186;'). 



I SEAL.<j; 



Approved and accepted by me, at Washington, D. C, this day of. 

186 

Jno. 8. Blatchfori), 

ileneral Secretary U. S. Sanitary Coniruissioii. 



U. S. Sanitary Commission Army and Navy Claim Agency. 

Ckxtkal Okfick, 244 F Stukkt, NVashinoton, D. C. 



INSTRUCTIONS TO LOCAL AGENTS. 



I. ADVERTISEMENT OF AGEXCV.. 

You are hereby directed to advertise ai once your Agency in manner following : 

1. You will cause the enclosed advertisement to be inserted every otlier day. 

for tlie period of days, in tlie two daily papers having the largest 

circulation in your immediate vicinitj', and also for months in such 

weekly local pa[ier as may have the widest circulation among the farming 
population of the district -whence you expect to derive business. At some 
points where the jiopulatioii is l.'irgely (jerman, it maj- be advisable to 
select, as one of these, a jiaper printed in the (Jermau language: 
and this consideration is left to your own Judgment. You will also (mi- 
deavor to secure as extended an e<litorial notice as possible in each of said 
papers. If practicable, you will obtain such insertion at reduced rates: 
and will report fully your action lo the rVntral OfTice, enclosing a sample 
of the advertisement inserted. 

2. You Avill cause to be conspicuously i)osted, in and about the streets and 

public buildings of your own atid surrounding towns and villages, the 
advertising ])ostei's sent you. 'I'his .«hould be done extensively and 
thoroughly. 
'A. You will also mail two or three of _\our posters lo each Postmaster in the 
district from which you expect to derive business, with the request that he 
will display them in most conspicuous positions in his office, and will lend 
his friendly aid towards directing ])arties interested to your Agency. 

4. Yon will mail your cards and circulars to all soldiers, ,«ailors and their 

families of whose residence you can procure information, and for that 
purpose will endeavor to obtain a full list of all such persons resident in 
your vicinity. 

5. You will open a correspondence with, and solicit the friendly co-operation of 

the Ladies' Aid Societies in all the villages and towns from which you 
may hope to draw business, mailing to each a supply of your cards and 
circulars for distril)ution. 

6. You will mail your cards and circulars to every settled minister of whatever 

denomination in your county or district, with the request that he M-ili 
publish to his flock the nature and plan of your agency. 
You will please promptly comply with the above direction.';; and report your 
action fullv to the ('entral OfTice. 



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ir. THE PREPARATION AND PRESENTATION OF CLAIJliS. 

It will be your duty, when a claimant applies to you. after drawing t'rooi 
him a full statement of facts : 

1. To carefully fill out upon Blanks to be furnished you by the General Agent, 

the proper application for his claim. You will be particular that all the 
blanks in the papers and endorsements are properly filled. You will next 
see that the papers are duly executed in conformity with the special instruc- 
tions which will be gent you. In all cases of widow's applications, you 
will furnish the best evidence possible of marriage; and where the claim 
is made by a widow for Pension, and Arrears of Pay and Bounty, you will 
furnish proof of marriage in both cases; i. e., one for the Pension Claim, 
and another for that of Bounty and Arrears of Pay, in conformity with the 
instructions furnished. No fees or expenses of any kind will be paid by 
the claimant in any case. In Invalid Pension cases, no Surgeon's exami- 
nation will be required of you unless ordered by the Central Office. 

2. You will prepare and forward papers for all persons applying to you, whether 

or not you consider their cases fair and their statements true. If a claim 
is considered by you fraudulent or unjust, you will still forward the papers, 
and, without intimation to the claimant, will notify the General Agent of 
your suspicions, and the grounds on which they rest 

?,. At the close of each week, you will forward to the Central Agency, at 
Washington, D. C, all ])apers that have been executed during the week. 
All correspondence and papers mii£t be sent to the Central Agency, and 
in no case are you to communicate directly with the Governmental 
Departments. 

4. Applications for blanks, kc, inquiries about claims made out by other 
agents, and all doubtful questions in reference to the " Preparation and 
Presentation of Claims,'' will be submitted by you for explanation or 
instruction to the General Agent at Washington, D. C. 

III. RECORDS AND REPORTS. 

A. You will keep the following books in your office: 

1. A Register, which will be furnished you by the Central Agency. In it you 
will enter the number of the case, the name of the claimant, his rank, 
company, and regiment, service, and post-office address, the date of the 
transmission of all papers to the Central Office, and clearly the character 
of the claim. You will also enter under each case all the steps taken by 
you, together Avith all expenses incurred in its prosecution. 

■-'. A Cash Book, in which you will keep a general Cash account, showing 
receipts and disbursements of your office. In each entry of disbursement, 
care should be taken to mention the name of the claimant in whose case 
the payment occurred. 

B. You will, on the Jirst da;/ of each month, make a report to the Superin- 
dent of the work of your office during the preceding mouth, which will 
comprise; 



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1. A .staU'iiifnl oflhe iiuinbcr ul'chiinis received luul forwarded liy you, classified 

in conformity witli tlie blanlc and instructions which will he sent yon : and 

2. A Cash report, wliich will give a classilied transcript of the items from your 

Cash Account, and be accompanied by your duplicate vouchers for the 
month, receipted, including bills of magistrates, of publishers of papers^ 
&c., receipted, or certified by them as correct. 

IV. CULLECTION OF MUXKVS. 

Upon the allowance uf a claim by a Giiverumenlal Department, the 
certificate will be mailed by tlie Central OfKce to the post-office address 
of the claimant, and you will be notified of that fact; except in cases 
where the claimant resides in the same town with yourself, when the 
certificate will be sent 1o you for delivery. It will be your duty to give 
the claimants, in all cases, all necessary assistance to enable them to 
convert their certificates into money. Blanks for the purpose can be had 
at this ofiice : and for them, or any instructions in reference to the collection 
of moneys on the certificates, you will apjdy to the General Agent. 

You will also in every case, when you render such assistance iu the 
collection of moneys, report the fact to the Central Office, giving the name 
of the claimant, the class of tlie claim, and the date and amount of the 
collection. 

V. C'ORRESPONDE>'CE WITH THE CENTRAL OFFICE. 

The convenience of this office requires that all correspondence with it should 
be through the Superintendent of Local Agencies, except such matters, 
specified under tlie heads of " Preparation and Presentation of Claims" and 
''Collection of Mimeys." as are therein directed to be submitted to the 
General Agent. 

Please carefully observe the distinction. 

WILLIAM V. BASCOM, 

Superintendent of Local Agencies. 



APPENDIX. 



U. S. SANITARY COMMISSION. 



Condensed Exhibit of the Operations of the Protective War Claim 
Association of New York, from Jan. 19, 1863, to Nov. 1, 1866. 

Number of Claims allowed 7,052 

Cash value of Claims allowed $1,912,999.30 

Number of Claims rejected 836 

Number of Claims remaining unsettled, Nov. 1, 186().. .2,228 

Whole number of Claims filed 10,116 

Expenses of the Agency $29,775.26 

Classification of Claims Allowed : 

Widows, 2,213; Children, 118; Invalids, 2,925; 

Fathers, 661; Mothers, 877; Brothers and Sisters, 258. 

Total, 7,052. 



Classification of Expense Account : 

Salaries is? 1 8 , 6 2 8 . 1 1 

Rent 3,681.25 

Postage 1,332.60 

Printing 1,748.28 

Stationery 1,270.54 

Furniture 483.73 

Office Expenses 2,630.75 

.$29,775.26 

Note. — The Proteclivo War Claim Association was organized Jjtnuary 10; 186.^. 
It became auxiliary to the Sanitary Commission, June 1, 1864. It ceased to file 
claims through the Central Bureau, January 1, 1866, but contiaued to receive 
claims, filing them direct in the Governmental Departments, until March 19, 1866. 

'J'he operations of the Association have been directed by an Executive Committee, 
consisting of Messrs. Howard Potter, Theodore Koosevelt, and "VVm. E. Dodge, jr.. 
until November 11, 1806, when its remaining business was transferred to the 
immediate charge and direction of the Sanitary Commission for completion. 



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